Lawrence Doheny (14 April 1924 - 7 September 1982) was an Irish-born
American television and film director who directed more than 100
episodes of television from the 1950s to the 1980s.Born in Limerick,
Doheny emigrated to the United States in the 1950s and began directing
for television, first on the series The Big Story and Rescue 8. In
1961 he wrote and directed a feature film, Teenage Millionaire. This
would be Doheny's only foray into feature films. For the rest of his
career he directed television series, most notably Adam-12 (13
episodes), The Rockford Files (12 episodes), Black Sheep Squadron (8
episodes), and Magnum, P.I. (8 episodes).Doheny also directed
television films. In 1974 he directed Houston, We've Got a Problem,
the first dramatization of the Apollo 13 mission. In 1975 he directed
The Unwanted, a drama about a plot to smuggle impoverished Irish
immigrants from Canada into the United States.He was married to Megan
Mangan, and had three children. He died in Los Angeles at the age of
58.
American television and film director who directed more than 100
episodes of television from the 1950s to the 1980s.Born in Limerick,
Doheny emigrated to the United States in the 1950s and began directing
for television, first on the series The Big Story and Rescue 8. In
1961 he wrote and directed a feature film, Teenage Millionaire. This
would be Doheny's only foray into feature films. For the rest of his
career he directed television series, most notably Adam-12 (13
episodes), The Rockford Files (12 episodes), Black Sheep Squadron (8
episodes), and Magnum, P.I. (8 episodes).Doheny also directed
television films. In 1974 he directed Houston, We've Got a Problem,
the first dramatization of the Apollo 13 mission. In 1975 he directed
The Unwanted, a drama about a plot to smuggle impoverished Irish
immigrants from Canada into the United States.He was married to Megan
Mangan, and had three children. He died in Los Angeles at the age of
58.
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